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  • Uganda's swift response to yellow fever outbreaks pays off despite challenges

    September 06, 2022 |

    Metro FM 90.8 |

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    Response Location: Uganda, Wakiso

    Uganda's National Guidelines for Integrated Diseases Surveillance and Response outlines procedures for detection, testing, and tracking of contagious illnesses. The strategy helped curb an outbreak of yellow fever in Wakiso district after health workers determined that the five cases that emerged there were in people who had recently traveled and brought the disease back with them.

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  • How Liberia's frontline health workers are protecting us all

    September 06, 2022 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: Liberia

    Liberia's community health worker program taps residents of rural areas to receive training in disease surveillance and basic health care, creating a network of on-the-ground professionals to report potential outbreaks before they begin to spread. The program has contributed to more rapid treatment of malaria cases, with 71 percent of cases treated within 24 hours in 2021, and has significantly increased the number of rural residents with access to care.

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  • Greece: Dental care for refugees

    September 05, 2022 |

    Deutsche Welle (DW) |

    Documentary |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Greece, Chios

    A father/daughter dentist duo provides dental services to refugees in need of care by setting up a pop-up clinic at a refugee camp on the Greek island of Chios. The pop-up clinic provides much-needed dental care to the refugees who haven’t had the ability to care for their teeth during their journey to Europe and dentists from around the world will take turns staffing the clinic on a volunteer basis.

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  • This Support Group Is Helping Youths Overcome Drug, Substance Abuse In Kaduna

    September 05, 2022 |

    HumAngle |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Kaduna

    The Youth Orphans and Widows Empowerment organization works to help young people experiencing addiction through various projects including psychosocial support and connections to organizations that help them develop skills and find housing. Over the years the group has linked dozens of people to different treatments, as well as vocational training to help them find jobs.

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  • Juhudi za kupunguza mkurupuko wa homa ya Dengue Mombasa Part -2

    September 05, 2022 |

    RadioRahma |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Kenya

    Ili kukabili mkurupuko wa homa ya dengue, serikali ya kaunti ya Mombasa pia iliajiri vijana waliozibua mitaro ya maji taka na kutibu visima vya maji kila eneo bunge. Wakazi pia walishauriwa kujipaka mafuta ya kufukuza mbu na kuvaa nguo ndefu za kufunika miguu.

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  • Juhudi za kupunguza mkurupuko wa homa ya Dengue Mombasa Part -1

    September 05, 2022 |

    RadioRahma |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Kenya

    Serikali ya kaunti ya Mombasa ilitumia wahudumu wa afya wakujitolea kutoa hamasa kwa jamii kuhusu umuhimu wa kuweka mazingira safi.Kila mhudumu wa afya alipewa nyumba 50 za kutembelea na kuwahamasisha wanajamii kuhusu maswala ya afya hasa homa ya dengue.Hatua iliyopelekea kupungua kwa visa vya homa ya dengue.

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  • How Telementoring Programme Aided Sudan's Fight against COVID-19

    September 02, 2022 |

    Science Africa |

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    Response Location: Sudan

    To make healthcare more accessible and relieve overwhelmed medical centers, Sudanese American doctors used telementoring to train over 400 medical students across Sudan in the necessary skills to serve their local communities.

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  • Doctors use a new approach to treat obesity

    September 01, 2022 |

    WEWS-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Elyria, Ohio

    Some medical professionals are revising the way they address obesity and treat patients with the disease by addressing stigma and prescribing new anti-obesity medications. These new medications yield 15% to 20% weight loss over six months or longer, compared to their less effective counterparts.

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  • Some believe hydrocephalus is a spiritual attack, how a Kwara-based initiative is tackling the notion

    August 30, 2022 |

    Social Voices |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Kwara

    Givers Supportive Foundation provides free surgery for children with hydrocephalus and other chronic childhood illnesses by connecting with a network of neurosurgeons abroad. Beyond the surgeries, the organization also doubles as counselors and arranges one-on-one discussions with the parents of young patients with hydrocephalus, offering support throughout the treatment process.

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  • Grassroots work leads to vaccination success in Georgia refugee community

    August 28, 2022 |

    KFF Health News |

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    Response Location: United States, Clarkston, Georgia

    Public health officials and resettlement groups are using community strategies to encourage refugees and other vulnerable people to get the COVID-19 vaccine. CDC toolkits allow local health departments and organizations to provide COVID-related messaging about the virus and the available vaccine in more than 30 languages.

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